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^[1] Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. ^[2] For he built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Its length was one hundred cubits,^ⓘ its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars. ^[3] It was covered with cedar above over the forty-five beams that were on the pillars, fifteen in a row. ^[4] There were beams in three rows, and window was facing window in three ranks. ^[5] All the doors and posts were made square with beams; and window was facing window in three ranks. ^[6] He made the hall of pillars. Its length was fifty cubits and its width thirty cubits, with a porch before them, and pillars and a threshold before them. ^[7] He made the porch of the throne where he was to judge, even the porch of judgment; and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor. ^[8] His house where he was to dwell, the other court within the porch, was of the same construction. He made also a house for Pharaoh’s daughter (whom Solomon had taken as wife), like this porch. ^[9] All these were of costly stones, even of stone cut according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside, even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside to the great court. ^[10] The foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits. ^[11] Above were costly stones, even cut stone, according to measure, and cedar wood. ^[12] The great court around had three courses of cut stone with a course of cedar beams, like the inner court of Yahweh’s house and the porch of the house. ^[13] King Solomon sent and brought Hiram out of Tyre. ^[14] He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze; and he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill to work all works in bronze. He came to King Solomon and performed all his work. ^[15] For he fashioned the two pillars of bronze, eighteen cubits high apiece; and a line of twelve cubits encircled either of them. ^[16] He made two capitals of molten bronze to set on the tops of the pillars. The height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits. ^[17] There were nets of checker work and wreaths of chain work for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars: seven for the one capital, and seven for the other capital. ^[18] So he made the pillars; and there were two rows of pomegranates around the one network, to cover the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; and he did so for the other capital. ^[19] The capitals that were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily work, four cubits. ^[20] There were capitals above also on the two pillars, close by the belly which was beside the network. There were two hundred pomegranates in rows around the other capital. ^[21] He set up the pillars at the porch of the temple. He set up the right pillar and called its name Jachin; and he set up the left pillar and called its name Boaz. ^[22] On the tops of the pillars was lily work. So the work of the pillars was finished. ^[23] He made the molten sea ten cubits from brim to brim, round in shape. Its height was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits encircled it. ^[24] Under its brim around there were buds which encircled it for ten cubits, encircling the sea. The buds were in two rows, cast when it was cast. ^[25] It stood on twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set on them above, and all their hindquarters were inward. ^[26] It was a hand width thick. Its brim was worked like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held two thousand baths. ^[27] He made the ten bases of bronze. The length of one base was four cubits, four cubits its width, and three cubits its height. ^[28] The work of the bases was like this: they had panels; and there were panels between the ledges; ^[29] and on the panels that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and on the ledges there was a pedestal above; and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work. ^[30] Every base had four bronze wheels and axles of bronze; and its four feet had supports. The supports were cast beneath the basin, with wreaths at the side of each. ^[31] Its opening within the capital and above was a cubit. Its opening was round like the work of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also on its opening were engravings, and their panels were square, not round. ^[32] The four wheels were underneath the panels; and the axles of the wheels were in the base. The height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit. ^[33] The work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel. Their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all of cast metal. ^[34] There were four supports at the four corners of each base. Its supports were of the base itself. ^[35] In the top of the base there was a round band half a cubit high; and on the top of the base its supports and its panels were the same. ^[36] On the plates of its supports and on its panels, he engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, each in its space, with wreaths all around. ^[37] He made the ten bases in this way: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one form. ^[38] He made ten basins of bronze. One basin contained forty baths.^ⓘ Every basin measured four cubits. One basin was on every one of the ten bases. ^[39] He set the bases, five on the right side of the house and five on the left side of the house. He set the sea on the right side of the house eastward and toward the south. ^[40] Hiram made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished doing all the work that he worked for King Solomon in Yahweh’s house: ^[41] the two pillars; the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; ^[42] the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks; two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the pillars; ^[43] the ten bases; the ten basins on the bases; ^[44] the one sea; the twelve oxen under the sea; ^[45] the pots; the shovels; and the basins. All of these vessels, which Hiram made for King Solomon in Yahweh’s house, were of burnished bronze. ^[46] The king cast them in the plain of the Jordan, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan. ^[47] Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them. The weight of the bronze could not be determined. ^[48] Solomon made all the vessels that were in Yahweh’s house: the golden altar and the table that the show bread was on, of gold; ^[49] and the lamp stands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold; ^[50] the cups, the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and the fire pans, of pure gold; and the hinges, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, of the temple, of gold. ^[51] Thus all the work that King Solomon did in Yahweh’s house was finished. Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the vessels—and put them in the treasuries of Yahweh’s house.

Footnotes

A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.
1 bath is one tenth of a cor, or about 5.6 U. S. gallons or 21 liters, so 40 baths was about 224 gallons or 840 liters.

King James Version

^[1] But SolomonH8010 was buildingH1129(QalPerf) his own houseH1004 thirteenH7969 years,H8141 and he finishedH3615(PielImpf) all his house.H1004 ^[2] He builtH1129(QalImpf) also the houseH1004 of the forestH3293 of Lebanon;H3844 the lengthH753 thereof [was] an hundredH3967 cubits,H520 and the breadthH7341 thereof fiftyH2572 cubits,H520 and the heightH6967 thereof thirtyH7970 cubits,H520 upon fourH702 rowsH2905 of cedarH730 pillars,H5982 with cedarH730 beamsH3773 upon the pillars.H5982 ^[3] And [it was] coveredH5603(QalPasPtc) with cedarH730 aboveH4605 upon the beams,H6763 that [lay] on fortyH705 fiveH2568 pillars,H5982 fifteenH6240 [in] a row.H2905 ^[4] And [there were] windowsH8261 [in] threeH7969 rows,H2905 and lightH4237 [was] against lightH4237 [in] threeH7969 ranks.H6471 ^[5] And all the doorsH6607 and postsH4201 [were] square,H7251(QalPasPtc) with the windows:H8260 and lightH4237 [was] againstH4136 lightH4237 [in] threeH7969 ranks.H6471 ^[6] And he madeH6213(QalPerf) a porchH197 of pillars;H5982 the lengthH753 thereof [was] fiftyH2572 cubits,H520 and the breadthH7341 thereof thirtyH7970 cubits:H520 and the porchH197 [was] beforeH6440 them: and the [other] pillarsH5982 and the thick beamH5646 [were] before them. ^[7] Then he madeH6213(QalPerf) a porchH197 for the throneH3678 where he might judge,H8199(QalImpf) [even] the porchH197 of judgment:H4941 and [it was] coveredH5603(QalPasPtc) with cedarH730 from one side of the floorH7172 to the other.H7172 ^[8] And his houseH1004 where he dweltH3427(QalImpf) [had] anotherH312 courtH2691 withinH1004 the porch,H197 [which] was of the like work.H4639 SolomonH8010 madeH6213(QalImpf) also an houseH1004 for Pharaoh’sH6547 daughter,H1323 whom he had takenH3947(QalPerf) [to wife], like unto this porch.H197 ^[9] All these [were of] costlyH3368 stones,H68 according to the measuresH4060 of hewed stones,H1496 sawedH1641(PoalPtc) with saws,H4050 withinH1004 and without,H2351 even from the foundationH4527 unto the coping,H2947 and [so] on the outsideH2351 toward the greatH1419 court.H2691 ^[10] And the foundationH3245(PualPtc) [was of] costlyH3368 stones,H68 even greatH1419 stones,H68 stonesH68 of tenH6235 cubits,H520 and stonesH68 of eightH8083 cubits.H520 ^[11] And aboveH4605 [were] costlyH3368 stones,H68 after the measuresH4060 of hewed stones,H1496 and cedars.H730 ^[12] And the greatH1419 courtH2691 round aboutH5439 [was] with threeH7969 rowsH2905 of hewed stones,H1496 and a rowH2905 of cedarH730 beams,H3773 both for the innerH6442 courtH2691 of the houseH1004 of the Lord,H3068 and for the porchH197 of the house.H1004 ^[13] And kingH4428 SolomonH8010 sentH7971(QalImpf) and fetchedH3947(QalImpf) HiramH2438 out of Tyre.H6865 ^[14] He [was] a widow’sH802 sonH1121 of the tribeH4294 of Naphtali,H5321 and his fatherH1 [was] a manH376 of Tyre,H6876 a workerH2790(QalActPtc) in brass:H5178 and he was filledH4390(NiphImpf) with wisdom,H2451 and understanding,H8394 and cunningH1847 to workH6213(QalInf) all worksH4399 in brass.H5178 And he cameH935(QalImpf) to kingH4428 Solomon,H8010 and wroughtH6213(QalImpf) all his work.H4399 ^[15] For he castH6696(QalImpf) twoH8147 pillarsH5982 of brass,H5178 of eighteenH8083 cubitsH520 highH6967 apiece:H5982 and a lineH2339 of twelveH8147 cubitsH520 did compassH5437 eitherH8145 of them about.H5437(QalImpf) ^[16] And he madeH6213(QalPerf) twoH8147 chapitersH3805 [of] moltenH3332(HophPtc) brass,H5178 to setH5414(QalInf) upon the topsH7218 of the pillars:H5982 the heightH6967 of the oneH259 chapiterH3805 [was] fiveH2568 cubits,H520 and the heightH6967 of the otherH8145 chapiterH3805 [was] fiveH2568 cubits:H520 ^[17] [And] netsH7638 of checkerH7639 work,H4639 and wreathsH1434 of chainH8333 work,H4639 for the chapitersH3805 which [were] upon the topH7218 of the pillars;H5982 sevenH7651 for the oneH259 chapiter,H3805 and sevenH7651 for the otherH8145 chapiter.H3805 ^[18] And he madeH6213(QalImpf) the pillars,H5982 and twoH8147 rowsH2905 round aboutH5439 upon the oneH259 network,H7639 to coverH3680(PielInf) the chapitersH3805 that [were] upon the top,H7218 with pomegranates:H7416 and so didH6213(QalPerf) he for the otherH8145 chapiter.H3805 ^[19] And the chapitersH3805 that [were] upon the topH7218 of the pillarsH5982 [were] of lilyH7799 workH4639 in the porch,H197 fourH702 cubits.H520 ^[20] And the chapitersH3805 upon the twoH8147 pillarsH5982 [had pomegranates] also above,H4605 over againstH5980 the bellyH990 which [was] byH5676 the network:H7639 and the pomegranatesH7416 [were] two hundredH3967 in rowsH2905 round aboutH5439 upon the otherH8145 chapiter.H3805 ^[21] And he set upH6965(HiphImpf) the pillarsH5982 in the porchH197 of the temple:H1964 and he set upH6965(HiphImpf) the rightH3233 pillar,H5982 and calledH7121(QalImpf) the nameH8034 thereof Jachin:H3199 and he set upH6965(HiphImpf) the leftH8042 pillar,H5982 and calledH7121(QalImpf) the nameH8034 thereof Boaz.H1162 ^[22] And upon the topH7218 of the pillarsH5982 [was] lilyH7799 work:H4639 so was the workH4399 of the pillarsH5982 finished.H8552(QalImpf) ^[23] And he madeH6213(QalImpf) a moltenH3332(HophPtc) sea,H3220 tenH6235 cubitsH520 from the one brimH8193 to the other:H8193 [it was] roundH5696 all about,H5439 and his heightH6967 [was] fiveH2568 cubits:H520 and a lineH6957(Qere) of thirtyH7970 cubitsH520 did compassH5437(QalImpf) it round about.H5439 ^[24] And under the brimH8193 of it round aboutH5439 [there were] knopsH6497 compassingH5437(QalActPtc) it, tenH6235 in a cubit,H520 compassingH5362(HiphPtc) the seaH3220 round about:H5439 the knopsH6497 [were] castH3333 in twoH8147 rows,H2905 when it was cast.H3332(QalPasPtc) ^[25] It stoodH5975(QalActPtc) upon twelveH8147 oxen,H1241 threeH7969 lookingH6437(QalActPtc) toward the north,H6828 and threeH7969 lookingH6437(QalActPtc) toward the west,H3220 and threeH7969 lookingH6437(QalActPtc) toward the south,H5045 and threeH7969 lookingH6437(QalActPtc) toward the east:H4217 and the seaH3220 [was set] aboveH4605 upon them, and all their hinder partsH268 [were] inward.H1004 ^[26] And it [was] an hand breadthH2947 thick,H5672 and the brimH8193 thereof was wroughtH4639 like the brimH8193 of a cup,H3563 with flowersH6525 of lilies:H7799 it containedH3557(HiphImpf) two thousandH505 baths.H1324 ^[27] And he madeH6213(QalImpf) tenH6235 basesH4350 of brass;H5178 fourH702 cubitsH520 [was] the lengthH753 of oneH259 base,H4350 and fourH702 cubitsH520 the breadthH7341 thereof, and threeH7969 cubitsH520 the heightH6967 of it. ^[28] And the workH4639 of the basesH4350 [was] on this [manner]: they had borders,H4526 and the bordersH4526 [were] between the ledges:H7948 ^[29] And on the bordersH4526 that [were] between the ledgesH7948 [were] lions,H738 oxen,H1241 and cherubims:H3742 and upon the ledgesH7948 [there was] a baseH3653 above:H4605 and beneath the lionsH738 and oxenH1241 [were] certain additionsH3914 made of thinH4174 work.H4639 ^[30] And everyH259 baseH4350 had fourH702 brasenH5178 wheels,H212 and platesH5633 of brass:H5178 and the fourH702 cornersH6471 thereof had undersetters:H3802 under the laverH3595 [were] undersettersH3802 molten,H3332(QalPasPtc) at the sideH5676 of everyH376 addition.H3914 ^[31] And the mouthH6310 of it withinH1004 the chapiterH3805 and aboveH4605 [was] a cubit:H520 but the mouthH6310 thereof [was] roundH5696 [after] the workH4639 of the base,H3653 a cubitH520 and an half:H2677 and also upon the mouthH6310 of it [were] gravingsH4734 with their borders,H4526 foursquare,H7251(PualPtc) not round.H5696 ^[32] And underH8478 the bordersH4526 [were] fourH702 wheels;H212 and the axletreesH3027 of the wheelsH212 [were joined] to the base:H4350 and the heightH6967 of aH259 wheelH212 [was] a cubitH520 and halfH2677 a cubit.H520 ^[33] And the workH4639 of the wheelsH212 [was] like the workH4639 of a chariotH4818 wheel:H212 their axletrees,H3027 and their naves,H1354 and their felloes,H2839 and their spokes,H2840 [were] all molten.H3332(HophPtc) ^[34] And [there were] fourH702 undersettersH3802 to the fourH702 cornersH6438 of oneH259 base:H4350 [and] the undersettersH3802 [were] of the very baseH4350 itself. ^[35] And in the topH7218 of the baseH4350 [was there] a roundH5696 compassH5439 of halfH2677 a cubitH520 high:H6967 and on the topH7218 of the baseH4350 the ledgesH3027 thereof and the bordersH4526 thereof [were] of the same. ^[36] For on the platesH3871 of the ledgesH3027 thereof, and on the bordersH4526 thereof, he gravedH6605(PielImpf) cherubims,H3742 lions,H738 and palm trees,H8561 according to the proportionH4626 of every one,H376 and additionsH3914 round about.H5439 ^[37] After this [manner] he madeH6213(QalPerf) the tenH6235 bases:H4350 all of them had oneH259 casting,H4165 oneH259 measure,H4060 [and] oneH259 size.H7095 ^[38] Then madeH6213(QalImpf) he tenH6235 laversH3595 of brass:H5178 oneH259 laverH3595 containedH3557(HiphImpf) fortyH705 baths:H1324 [and] everyH259 laverH3595 was fourH702 cubits:H520 [and] upon every oneH259 of the tenH6235 basesH4350 oneH259 laver.H3595 ^[39] And he putH5414(QalImpf) fiveH2568 basesH4350 on the rightH3225 sideH3802 of the house,H1004 and fiveH2568 on the leftH8040 sideH3802 of the house:H1004 and he setH5414(QalPerf) the seaH3220 on the rightH3233 sideH3802 of the houseH1004 eastwardH6924 over againstH4136 the south.H5045 ^[40] And HiramH2438 madeH6213(QalImpf) the lavers,H3595 and the shovels,H3257 and the basons.H4219 So HiramH2438 madeH3615(PielImpf) an end of doingH6213(QalInf) all the workH4399 that he madeH6213(QalPerf) kingH4428 SolomonH8010 for the houseH1004 of the Lord:H3068 ^[41] The twoH8147 pillars,H5982 and the [two] bowlsH1543 of the chapitersH3805 that [were] on the topH7218 of the twoH8147 pillars;H5982 and the twoH8147 networks,H7639 to coverH3680(PielInf) the twoH8147 bowlsH1543 of the chapitersH3805 which [were] upon the topH7218 of the pillars;H5982 ^[42] And fourH702 hundredH3967 pomegranatesH7416 for the twoH8147 networks,H7639 [even] twoH8147 rowsH2905 of pomegranatesH7416 for oneH259 network,H7639 to coverH3680(PielInf) the twoH8147 bowlsH1543 of the chapitersH3805 that [were] uponH6440 the pillars;H5982 ^[43] And the tenH6235 bases,H4350 and tenH6235 laversH3595 on the bases;H4350 ^[44] And oneH259 sea,H3220 and twelveH8147 oxenH1241 under the sea;H3220 ^[45] And the pots,H5518 and the shovels,H3257 and the basons:H4219 and all these vessels,H3627 which HiramH2438 madeH6213(QalPerf) to kingH4428 SolomonH8010 for the houseH1004 of the Lord,H3068 [were of] brightH4178(PualPtc) brass.H5178 ^[46] In the plainH3603 of JordanH3383 did the kingH4428 castH3332(QalPerf) them, in the clayH4568 groundH127 between SuccothH5523 and Zarthan.H6891 ^[47] And SolomonH8010 leftH3240(HiphImpf) all the vesselsH3627 [unweighed], because they were exceedingH3966 many:H7230 neither was the weightH4948 of the brassH5178 found out.H2713(NiphPerf) ^[48] And SolomonH8010 madeH6213(QalImpf) all the vesselsH3627 that [pertained] unto the houseH1004 of the Lord:H3068 the altarH4196 of gold,H2091 and the tableH7979 of gold,H2091 whereupon the shewbreadH3899 [was], ^[49] And the candlesticksH4501 of pureH5462(QalPasPtc) gold,H2091 fiveH2568 on the rightH3225 [side], and fiveH2568 on the left,H8040 beforeH6440 the oracle,H1687 with the flowers,H6525 and the lamps,H5216 and the tongsH4457 [of] gold,H2091 ^[50] And the bowls,H5592 and the snuffers,H4212 and the basons,H4219 and the spoons,H3709 and the censersH4289 [of] pureH5462(QalPasPtc) gold;H2091 and the hingesH6596 [of] gold,H2091 [both] for the doorsH1817 of the innerH6442 house,H1004 the mostH6944 holyH6944 [place, and] for the doorsH1817 of the house,H1004 [to wit], of the temple.H1964 ^[51] So was endedH7999(QalImpf) all the workH4399 that kingH4428 SolomonH8010 madeH6213(QalPerf) for the houseH1004 of the Lord.H3068 And SolomonH8010 brought inH935(HiphImpf) the things which DavidH1732 his fatherH1 had dedicated;H6944 [even] the silver,H3701 and the gold,H2091 and the vessels,H3627 did he putH5414(QalPerf) among the treasuresH214 of the houseH1004 of the Lord.H3068

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